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Ukraine strikes Ilsky oil refinery

newsJun 2, 2026171,848

Ukrainian forces struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 2, triggering fires that Russian authorities say were later extinguished. Ukraine's General Staff said the operation also hit a Pantsir-S1 air defense system and a Russian vessel in temporarily occupied Crimea. The Ilsky refinery, roughly 500 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory, produces nearly 6.6 million tons of fuel annually, and this was at least the 16th documented strike on the facility. Repeated attacks on Ilsky threaten Russia's domestic fuel processing capacity and signal Ukrainian operational reach deep into Russian territory, with potential effects on Russian military logistics and regional fuel supplies.

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